B. Altman and Company Building
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The B. Altman and Company Building is a historic early 20th-century department store landmark in New York City, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and role in the city’s retail history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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New York City Landmark ⓘ building ⓘ former department store ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| builtFor | B. Altman and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedAsDepartmentStore | 1989 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1913 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentTenant |
City University of New York Graduate Center
NERFINISHED
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New York Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford University Press offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
institutional space
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office building ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Trowbridge & Livingston
NERFINISHED
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Trowbridge and Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expanded | 1913 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interior light courts
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large display windows ⓘ ornamental cornice ⓘ rusticated base ⓘ symmetrical façades ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
education (current)
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offices (current) ⓘ retail (historic) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 12 ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignatedBy | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignation | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Fifth Avenue
NERFINISHED
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Madison Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | B. Altman and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Empire State Building
NERFINISHED
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Herald Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| occupiesBlock | 34th Street to 35th Street ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | B. Altman and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | flagship department store ⓘ |
| partOf | Murray Hill neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | mansard roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early 20th-century department store architecture in New York City
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played major role in New York City retail history ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 350 Fifth Avenue vicinity (block between Fifth and Madison Avenues) ⓘ |
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